A farmer shows off her first harvest By Our reporterKIKUUBE – The first harvest of the high-yielding WDR-73 rice variety under the CNOOC Uganda Limited’s Innovative Livelihood Restoration Program for Crop Production has taken place this week in Kikuube district.The harvest represents a significant milestone in enhancing food security and restoring the livelihoods of project-affected persons […]
General Caleb Akandwanaho, (L) talks to Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) officers. By Stephen Wandera OumaKAPEEKA – General (Retired) Caleb Akandwanaho, popularly known as Salim Saleh, has lauded Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) officers for their steadfast work in helping Ugandan communities shift from subsistence farming to sustainable money economies.Speaking during a meeting at Kapeeka Industrial Park in […]
PARLIAMENT – Government can now borrow up to US$99.6 million to finance the proposed Resilient Livestock Value Chain Project (ReLiV) in 55 districts.The loan, approved by Parliament, will be borrowed from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).The Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (General Duties), Hon. Henry Musasizi, presented the loan […]
CAPTION: Maj. Gen. David Kasura-Kyomukama (L), Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries exchange an agreement with Intracom Fertilizers Uganda -SMC Ltd team led by Adrian Ntigacika (5th L) Wednesday August 21st 2025. (Courtsey Photo). By Our reporterKAMPIRINGISA – In a significant step toward transforming Uganda’s agricultural sector, Intracom Fertilizers Uganda -SMC Ltd, led […]
CAPTION: President Museveni (C) after meeting with the children and grandchildren of my fallen FRONASA comrades from Busoga who were led by the late Eng. Samuel Kasadha in Mayuge district August 7th, 2025. (Courtsey photo). By Stephen Wandera OumaMAYUGE – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has unveiled a new national initiative to transform his demonstration farms into […]
CAPTION: Some of the fiskermen excited after President Museveni gave them back te management of lakes during a meeting in Jinja July 5th, 2025. (Courtsey photo). By Stephen Wandera OumaJINJA – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed that the indigenous fishermen will manage the lakes, assisted by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF)’s Fisheries Protection Unit […]
By Our reporterLUWERO – The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries has imposed a quarantine on the movement of pigs in Luwero Town following an outbreak of African Swine Fever.In a letter dated July 18, 2025, addressed to the Luwero District Chief Administrative Officer, Dr. Anna Rose Ademun, the Commissioner in charge of Animal […]
CAPTION: A sampel cereals on display for sell. (File phot). By Our reporter MAKERERE – The Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) has reported shifting food access patterns where more households are increasingly relying on market purchases for their daily feeding needs. While sharing research findings from the study the policy think-tank undertook to assess […]
CAPTION: Major General Busizoori, (3rd L) Commander of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 4 Infantry Division speaks to balalo in Nwoya July 2rd 2025. (Courtsey photo). By Our reporterNWOYA – Major General Felix Busizoori, Commander of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 4 Infantry Division, has begun a regional tour to oversee the enforcement of […]
CAPTION: Migrant cattle keepers commonly known as Balaaloin Amuru. (File photo). By Our reporterOver 3,000 cows belonging to migrant cattle keepers commonly known as Balaalo have been moved out of the Acholi and West Nile subregions as security forces start enforcing President Yoweri Museveni’s Executive Order No. 2. An estimated 200,000 cattle belong to migrant cattle […]